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E,oR THE FALL TRADE.

E,oR THE FALL TRADE.
can show one of the finest and best selec-
tons of
FALL & WINTER GOODS,
Such as Overcoatings, Suitings, both foreign
and domestic, that has ever been offered to
the people of this county, and am prepared
to make up suits at prices that defy competi-
ton. A fit guaranteed or no sale. Goods
bought elsewhere made and trimmed, if de-
sired, at reasonable rates.
Gents Furnishing Goods Speciality,
Such as Underwear of all description, and
prices to suit all customers. The largest line
of Gloves ever offered to the people of this
county at bottom prices. Headquarters for
Neckwear, Suspenders, Shirts of all descrip-
ton. The best white shirt and best fitting
shirt is the SCRATCH POCKET. 0veralls
Of all kinds and prices, Cardigan Jackets at
all prices, from Toe TO $3.50. still keep
THE ARGOSY SUSPENDER,
And its reputation still lives; also have added
the Wire Buckle and many other styles of
Suspenders; in fact, claim to have headquar-
tiers for the latest styles of Gents Furnishings.
My line of Gents Jewelry is complete, such
as Watch Chains, Collar Buttons, Cuff But
tons, Scarfpins, Watches, &c. A large line
of Gum Coats at all prices. 1 claim to have
the best Gum Coats that are made. Also
Gum Hats and Hat Covers; Umbrellas at all
prices, Silk and every other kind. Do not
fail to call and examine before purchasing, as
you will not only save money, but have the
benefit of the largest stock of goods in my line
in the county, and at prices that defy compe-
tition. A call is solicited.
J. t. ANDERS.
oct29 3m Westminster, Md.
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wantz Building,
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The Dress Goods Department

Is replete with the latest European and Amer
lean productions, and ELECTS well deserved
praises from every beholder.
Under Wear for ladies, gents and children
in complete assortment, as also an elegant
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Large Assortment of Plush Goods.
If You Wish to Make Gifts

If You Wish to Make Gifts
OF a substantial and permanent value, at the
same time ornamental and useful, call and
examine our stock Lunch Baskets, Stereo-
scopes and Views, Terra Gotta, Bisque
Figures, Marble Busts, Kaleidoscope, Magic
Lanterns, Picture Frames, Cord and Easels,
Baskets, Bread Trays, Call Bells, False Faces
and Linen Masks.
The largest assortment of Christmas Cards
of new designs ever shown in Westminster.
Christmas Souvenirs, containing extracts
from all the popular poets; Tree Ornaments,
Silver, Gold and Colored Papers, French
Tissue Paper for Artificial Flowers, Scrap
Pictures, Music and Music Books, Musical
Instruments, Harmonicas, Music Boxes,
Violin Strings.
TOYS.
Toys in Tin and Wood, Crandall and Reeds
Blocks, Building Blocks, Toy Theatres, En-
and Bucks, Ten Pins, Drums, Trumpets,
Wheelbarrows, Wagons, Velocipedes, Hobby
Horses, Shoe Flys, Engines, Gum Toys,
Rattles, Wire Goods
DOLLS IN ENDLESS VARIETY,
Carriages, Furniture, Trunks and Dishes,
Lanterns, Colored Lights, Fire Crackers,
Pistols and Caps.
GAMES.-GAMES.-GAMES.
Games of all kinds-Checkers, Backgammon,
Cards, Dice; Umbrellas and Canes, large
assortment. Everything, in fact, that makes
up a choice assortment.
OUR STORE IS PACKED!
e You do not see what you want ask for i, -
We have II in stock - -
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irers can save their
billing with linseed
be trees, neck Jokes,
that are of white
b stock for a year or
worms if not kept in
kise protected. Coal
God also, and the ex-
but little. Linseed
! acts to some extent
hing the pores, and
Ing which follows in its
/ manufacturers oil all
stock before shipping.
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PURE WINES AND LIQUORS
FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES.

Patent Medicines, Horse and Cattle Powders,
&c. A fine assortment of STATIONERY.
p@- Physicians orders promptly filed and
Prescriptions carefully and accurately COM
pounded. mar lift
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TOYS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Games of all Checkers, Backgammon,
Cards, Dice; Umbrellas and Canes, large
assortment. Everything, in fact, that makes
up a choice assortment.
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EvERHART BROS,

Advocate Building, Westminster, Md.
Which is the only House in West
minister devoted exclusively to the
Book, Novelty, Toy and Paper Trade.
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Domestic, Wooden and Cotton
Goods

OF most approved manufactures, and in any
quality, colors and styles, constantly on hand.
We beg to call your special attention to our
large line of BLANKETS, COMFORTS,
LAP ROBES AND QUILTS, which for good
solid wearing qualities and low prices chal-
lenges all competition. We are also offering
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Do you NEED
Boots, Shoes, Hats and capsf
CALL AT o. L. REAvER's.

At the old stand, adjoining the First National
Bank, Westminster, Nd.
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THE aRkD HEADQUARTERS

=
Christmas Goods & Novelties
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Line of Ladies' and Gents
Furnishing Goods,

Neckties, Gloves, Laces, Notions, Carpets,
Oil Cloth, Rugs and Mats of best quality and
choicest patterns. Lace Curtains, Lambre-
quins, Upholstering Goods generally in great
variety.
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Large Frame Size Pictures from 81 up.
Cabinets. any style, per doz-............ ESQ
Carte De Visites, any style, per doz... 1.5O
Minettes per Observation-Disclosures. 100
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-21
For the Asheville CITIZEN,
ITEMS FROM CULLOWHEE.

Corn planting has begun in this val.
ley. Last year your correspondent used
guano under all his corn with the excep-
ton otafew rows to test the matter
result-13 to Il bushels more corn per
acre where phosphate, OF guane, was
used. And now farmers all through the
valley, and in fact from the railroad to
Hamburg are enQuiring after guano and
the proper way to use it. SOFT may be
expected that there will be q fine crop
of corn grown throughout this section.
There has been more than the usual
amount ofgrass seed sown this'spring.
Wheat is very poor. Many pieces
plowed up for spring crops, and more
that might better be. Cause-sowed too
iate. ground not put in proper condition
before sowing, and no manure or fertiI-
izer used. haye field drilled in the
last of September, with 200 lbs of guano
per acre, which stands 8 or 10 inches
high and no bare spots 1t pays to use
guano.
Work on the Webster court house is
progressing IN way that reminds one.
OF isiness. q
Webster has also new thing" in the
way of a photographer, having cameras
adapted to both portraits and
work.
he spring season may be said to be
little late, but altogether the outlook is
good. FaImers are preparing for large
crop, having been favored with fine
weather, and business prospects Ger
tainly promise to improve.
Yours &c MoDoc
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-21

The excavation in the rear of the
Redwood building is nothing more
than a "hole in the ground" for
drainage purposes. Nothing more.
Mr.. N. w. Girdwood. who leaves
this morning for the far West, and
whose term of Office as Alderman
expires next month, last night en-
tertsined the Mayor and his brother
Aldermen with an excellent supper
at Turner's, which was greatly en-"
joyed by the participants.
We tested the temperature of the
water at the horse trough Eve hope
our compositors will spell it
trough" not "through'O and find
it to be So, cool enough we hope
for the most heated heads and the
driest throats. And we saw the
first old gray horse who quenched
his thirst at tie new fount. As to
the first man who sneaked 10 under
darkness to cool off we have no
record.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-21
AFFAIRS IN THE STATE.

AFFAIRS IN THE STATE.
The Raleigh correspondent of the
Richmond Dispatch, writing under date
of the 10Th, gives the following items:
Much interest is felt In the meeting of
the Board of Agriculture tomorrow and
in the election of commissioner. The
principal names mentioned in connec-
ton with the position are those ofG. W.
Sanderlin, of Wayne county; Jonn Robin.
son, of Anson; Octavius Coke, of Wake
and Montfort McGehee, the latter being
the present incumbent.
The Supreme court is at work on the
docket of cases from the Twelfth district.
Yesterday evening an opinion wss filed
IN the interesting cases of Maraham VS..
Durham Graded School. The court dis
missed the appeal o.: james H, .Miller,the
gambler fined $1,000, for new trial.
Rev. Frank l.. Reid, a director of the
penitentiary is great believer in the
kind" treatment of conyicts. He saws it
works well, and told your correspondent
to-day that the percentage of persons
who are serving second terms is less in
the peniGentiary here than in the one at
Albany, N. Y, where the treatment is
notoriously harsh.
The general sentiment here is that the
measures taken to repress the recent
mutiny were far too lenient. The Gov
ernor was informed Sunday morning that
the penitentiary authorities were tenn
porizing with the conyicts, and that the
latter had actually appointed commit
tee to discuss matters. He sheretpori
ordered that all such mistaken leniencv
should be stopped at once, and that or
ders should be prompt and peremptory
to obey all the rules and regulations
with out any conditions or promises.
Governor Scales is cool and sasacious,
and knows how to deal with such uues-
tions. The convicts had declared that
they would not work until the Board of
Directors met and heard what they call
ed their grievances" Any statements
made that the convicts are treated with
cruelty are false. The warden, Colonel
Hicks, is noted for his kindly manage
ment, and sets the example for all the
other oficers-overseers and guards
Every charge that there was cruelty
to the convjcts has quickly been
exploded. But frmness is an
other thing and it is cause for deep
regret, and certainly not little inGligna-
ton, that the refusal of the convicts to
enter their cells Saturday evening, and
the mutiny, were not met by harsh
measures on the instant.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-21

A Maine man who went into a drug
store and asked for port wine was given
colchicum instead. Thus does prohibi-
ton get in its work as fatally as intem :
perance and with much greater celeritv.
Base ball has taken possession of all
the boys, majority of the young men,
and number of the "old married" men
in this vicinity, and we expect to an.
nounce brilliant plays and startling per-
formances in few days.
John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia, is
building q hotel there exclusively for
women. Stewart tried the same thing
in New York city and failed. A hotel
with no man in it would prove an un-
bearable solitude to the average female.
The time for building great monuments
has passed. The Grant monument fur
has not l,een increased for months; the
efforts of the Hendricks Monumental
Association have been exerted to very
little purpose, and the fund for the
Beecher monument grows but SLOW ly,
only $4,000 having been secured thus
far. Men who are worthy of being rem
embered generally build their own
monuments before they die, and are held
in everlasting remembrance for what
they accomplish.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-21

A well-known New York politi-
clan, who is visiting in New York,
says the President has not weakened
his Administration a particle by APP
pointing Mr.. Fairchild secretary of
the treasury. Mr.. Fairchild has not
the reputation as political mana1
ger which Mr.. Manning enjoys, but
the former is in one sense a better
politician than Mr.. Manning, for
the reason that he believes in doing
those things which elevate the tone
and standing If the Democratic
party, on the theory that the better
the methods employed to accom-
plished public act the better the
politics. He says that Mr.. Fair
child will make more changes in
the treasury department than were
made by Mr.. Manning, but the
ground upon which they will be
based may perhaps differ from the
reasons that might have been as
signed by Mr.. Manning. Not one
word of fault can be found with the
latter's administration of the treas
ary department; on the contrary,
ne achieved results that will live
forever in the nations history. The
sound tone given the present ADJ
ministration by his financial policy
has done more to commend it to
the business interest of the country
than>any other public act either by
the President or Congress.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-21

during that session to assure the good
people of that district that they acted
nobly and wisely in returning him to the
Fiftieth Congress. The passage of the
Court house bill was work for which
he deserves great credit, for had it not
been for his untiring effort and good
management Mr.. Cleveland would not
have had a chance to use the ecalning
knife on it. Another commenuable
measure was that of a. bill to pay hudson
College at Hendersonvil!e 81 1000 for
damages-which after passing the H0u g
failed in the Senate. Aonther bill which
become a law by his efforts was that of
authorizing the United States Treasury
to pay Samuel 5Ii. Flemming S206e6
for carrying mails in N. G. in 1870 Anoth-
was an act authorizing the Secretary Of
the Interior to restore TO the pension rolls
the name of LifuFs Robertson, late of CO.
K, 5th Tenn. Volunteers in the Mexi-
can war. Another for che relief ,of Mrs.
Julia A. Sluder. and number of others
which do noteaIl to mind now. He
succeeded in getting some twenty or
more bills through the House-which l
think is a remarkably good showing for
q new member in Congress.
g He was member of committee on pub
hc buildings and as such i1admuch to 60
with getting favorable reports from that
committee on the bill 8 for public build.
ings at Statesville, Charlotte and Will
mington-the latter place getting an ap--
preparation of $200,O00O0. He took an
active part in the measures tending to
improve the educational facilities of the
country, and made quite pointed and
forcible speech in favor of repeating and
modifying the internal revenue laws.
Upon the whole Col. Johnston made an
active and aggressive member and in the
future viii be better fitted by past ex-
perience to serve his constituency faith
fully and efficiently. j. S. T.,
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-21

Congressman Scott, of Erie, is
said by the Burlington, N. j., Ga
zette to be willing to bet $4,000
that President Cleveland will be re-
nominated without serious opposi-
ton and reelected at the proper
time. Furthermore, he is said to
be willing to wage a similar sum
that the Republican party will
make no Presidential nominations
after 1892. The theory upon which
the last wager is to be laid is that
another defeat will disintegrate the
Republican party, which Charles s.
Wolfe insists is held together now
only by the hope of a victory in
1893
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-21
WHY Nor 4?

WHY Nor?
"Dixie" for April says: Why don't
some of the many smaller towns in the
South, Offering chances for investors,
advertise their advantages little more
A fund of $500 or 81 900, raised by sub
scriptions md judiciously expended in
printers' ink, would yield amazing
results. Take tbs town of Townsville,
Ca, for instance. The hotels and board
ing houses cannot accommodate half the
people who are focking there. Why this
infux2 Because the city spent a few
hundreds of dollars last year in advertis'
ing its climate and other advantages.
The CITIZEN appreciates the full force
of the above suggestion, but has acted
upon its own motion without waiting for
any fund accumulated 10y others. No
doubt We should have been helped more
than we have been. We have shed
oceans of ink in advertising the general
interests. But we 60 upon the principle
that the good of the whole is also the
good of the individual. We have no
tears to shed for the printers ink that
has flowed.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-21
CENSUS OF AsHEvILLE.

When the enumeration was be-
gun some time ago by Messrs. Ketch-
en- and Stancill, of the Southern Di-
rectory Company, a challenge was
thrown out to the most successful
guesser of the result. About 500
guessers took up the gauntlet.
The result is just announced to
us officially. The total enumerated
population of Asheville is 1858. To
this may possibly be added 100 who
have come in since the canYass was
completed.
As a specimen of accurate guess
ing, that of Mrs. A. B. Ware iE re-
markable. Her guess was 1857, the
closest approximation; and she re-
ceives the cabinet photographs. Mr.,
Hamp Mcdowell guessed 1887, and
he receives a copy of the directory.
The cnsus of 1880 showed a pop
ulation of 2616. That of 1887 shows
nearly three times that number
What another seven years will bring
forth we leave to another enumera-
ton, and another set of guessers.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-21
AsHEYILLE SOCIETIES .

tNrene CoHmdndeTy, No. 81. A. Por,er Eminent
Commander; Jordan Stone Secretary. Meets first
"Wednesday night in each month.
A.,feuIe Chapter, K. a. M.-G. II. Bell, High
Priest j. HaiDRershlag, Secretary. Meets
the second Wednesday night in each month.
ST. HeriaOn Ls4tce No. 1lo, a. r. a. M
II G. Fagg WOrShipful Master; Fred. L Jacobe
Secretary Meets sihe 6rst Friday night in each
SIcannanoa Lodge, r. OF r.. No. 646. E
Levy, Dictator Jordan Stone, Secretary.
Meets the first and third Monday nights in each
FTSnch Broad Council, No. 701, r. As. Ii
pinsky Regent: Jordan Stone, Secretary. Mests
u tnc hall Of the Knights of Honor on the second
Rni fourth Monday nights in each month
The AsLeuille Public Library. over Mr.. Keep
ler's Store, opposite Eagle Hotel, and next
door to Tie Bank Of Asheville. is open to Wis
itors from 1s q. m. to p. m. and from 4:3O to
e:30 p. m.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-21
STATE NEWS.

Turner Henderson, colored,
charged with the crime Of train
wrecking on the Carolina Central
railroad, was brought before Esq.
D. g. Maxwell yesterday, on pre-
liminary hearing, and on failure to
give bond in the sum of one hun
dred dollars. was committed to Jail
to await his trial at the next term
of the criminal court.
Raleigh has enjoyed twonew and
decidedly startling sensations a
mutiny among the eonviets and Il
strike among the water WORKS
hands, upwards of two hundred in
number. Most of the strikers are
colored, and belong to the Knights
of Labor. John Nichols, NJ. CT ihas
been appointed chairman of a com
mittee to confer withtlle proprietors
of the water works.y.
The HondersonvilIe Times says /:
Mr.. Solomon Jones called at our
office on Saturday. He is eighty
sig years old, but is more enthusi~
astic on the subject of dairying,
improved farming, and Mud creek
drainage than half the young men
in the county.-Mr. J. Williams,
agent at the Hendersonville depot,
and Mr.. R. II. Mcclure, conductor
on the A. & S. railroad, left the 9TH
er day for New York.
The Nea0s Observer says: Many
people in Raleigh will be glad to
learn that the Rev. Thomas Dixon
of Goldsboro, has accepted the call
to the pastorate of the Second Bap-
tist church in this city. Mr. Dix
ans reputation as an eloquent, log
ical and forcihle speaker and
preacher is widespread. He is cor
dial, winning and plepossessing.
He is energetic and strong as min
lister, and will be a great acquisition
to the Christian workers of Raleigh.
SPIRIT of the South: Forest fires
to the south and east of this town,
which prevailed last Tuesday and
Wednesday, did great damage to
timber and destroyed a large guam
tity of fencing, the loss resulting al
together amounting to several thou
saud dollars. We learn that at one
time the village of Hamlet was
threatened with destruction, but by
the almost superhuman efforts of
the citizens the danger was avert
ed.
A terrific thunder storm on FRI
day afternoon last passed over the
Goldsboro section. About nine
miles from the city the house OF Mr..
Taylor Eatman was struck by the
lightning, and he anG his sose4 seF-
en- years old, were killed. Others
of the lamiiy were prostrated and
the house set on fire. The flames
were extingnished by another son,
a boy of thirteen. The barn at a
little distance was stuck at the
same time and consumed with all
the forage, and also lot of goats
and hogs.
The Charlotte Observer says the
Episcopal congregation of that city
has determined to erect a new
church edifce. They are deter
mined to push the work to a sue
cessful ending, and it is only a
question OF time as to when they
will be able to commence building.
We hope that time may not be far
distant. They have one of the
most beautiful church properties in
the city, and a handsome edifce
upon it will add much to Charlotte's
already fine list of churches. The
congregation is an energetic one,
and when active operations are
once commenced it will draw to
itself much sympathy that it now
knows nothing of.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-21
MIXED FEED.

MIXED FEED.
Mr.. Jas. Riley showed us yester-
day a sample of the mixed feed he
is preparing at his steam mill on
Willow street. It is composed of
meal, shorts and bran, is an excel
lent article, and will be delivered to
private families in any paIt of the
city at s1.40 per hnndeed. He
guarantees it to be what it is repre>
sented to be, and will save all
trouble of mixing. Mr.. Riley is
determined to meet the wants of
Asheville in this regard as near as
may be in his power.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-21
Personal.

Personal.
Messrs. J. L. Bell and J. P. Dever.
of Transylvania, are here in con-
nection with railroad interests, and
we are at liberty to say no more.
Mr.. Bell informs US that there
will be held to-day at Brevard q
meeting of the stockholders of the
Carolina, Cumberland Gap & Chica-
go railroad. Out of these move
ments we hope something good will
result tor Pennsylvania county.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-21

R.. r. Jones at the Pioneer No. %
South Main street opens the season
of Mixed Drinks to Cay, Milk Punches,
Big Yellows, Whiskey Punches, Sanga-
rees, and other mixed drinks called for,
delivered free of charge, anywhere with
IN the fire limits of the CITY.